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JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER

Empty wagons are loaded with wheat by Agrial, an agricultural cooperative on september 4, 2013 in Coulombiers, Western France. Some 1200 tonnes of wheat are loaded into 21 wagons and transported directly to the cooperative rather than by road to ease congestion. AFP PHOTO / JEAN FRANCOIS MONIER

Empty wagons are loaded with wheat by Agrial, an agricultural cooperative on september 4, 2013 in Coulombiers, Western France. Some 1200 tonnes of wheat are loaded into 21 wagons and transported directly to the cooperative rather than by road to ease congestion. AFP PHOTO / JEAN FRANCOIS MONIER

Calais Migrants Attempt To Find A Way To Reach The UK

Rob Stothard

Solomon from Ethiopia poses for a portrait on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Solomon has been living in 'The Jungle' camp in Calais for three months and travelled through Sudan to Libya before paying smugglers around 4500 euros for a place boat to Italy. Solomon escaped arrest in Ethiopia where he is wanted for being a member of the outlawed Oromo Liberation Front. Solomon hopes to find work as a truck driver in the United Kingdom. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

Solomon from Ethiopia poses for a portrait on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Solomon has been living in 'The Jungle' camp in Calais for three months and travelled through Sudan to Libya before paying smugglers around 4500 euros for a place boat to Italy. Solomon escaped arrest in Ethiopia where he is wanted for being a member of the outlawed Oromo Liberation Front. Solomon hopes to find work as a truck driver in the United Kingdom. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

Calais Migrants Attempt To Find A Way To Reach The UK

Rob Stothard

Fiktre from Ethiopia clears a patch of ground to erect a tent in a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

Fiktre from Ethiopia clears a patch of ground to erect a tent in a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

Calais Migrants Attempt To Find A Way To Reach The UK

Rob Stothard

Fiktre from Ethiopia erects tent in a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

Fiktre from Ethiopia erects tent in a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

Calais Migrants Attempt To Find A Way To Reach The UK

Rob Stothard

Fikrte from Ethiopia poses for a portrait on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Fikrte left her home country six years ago, living in Kenya and Lebanon before paying smugglers around 1500 euros to travel by place boat to Greece. She hopes to study in the United Kingdom. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

Fikrte from Ethiopia poses for a portrait on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Fikrte left her home country six years ago, living in Kenya and Lebanon before paying smugglers around 1500 euros to travel by place boat to Greece. She hopes to study in the United Kingdom. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

Calais Migrants Attempt To Find A Way To Reach The UK

Rob Stothard

Kasam from the Darfur region of Sudan poses for a portrait on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Kasam has been living in 'The Jungle' camp in Calais for three months. He left his home four months ago, travelling overland to Libya before being paying smugglers 2000 euros for a place on small plastic boat that carried around 125 people to Italy. Kasam hopes to travel to London to study. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

Kasam from the Darfur region of Sudan poses for a portrait on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Kasam has been living in 'The Jungle' camp in Calais for three months. He left his home four months ago, travelling overland to Libya before being paying smugglers 2000 euros for a place on small plastic boat that carried around 125 people to Italy. Kasam hopes to travel to London to study. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

Calais Migrants Attempt To Find A Way To Reach The UK

Rob Stothard

A sign reading 'Black is not a crime, I'm proud to be black' is seen by the side of a track behind a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

A sign reading 'Black is not a crime, I'm proud to be black' is seen by the side of a track behind a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

Calais Migrants Attempt To Find A Way To Reach The UK

Rob Stothard

A man uses a mobile phone on a bank in a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

A man uses a mobile phone on a bank in a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

Calais Migrants Attempt To Find A Way To Reach The UK

Rob Stothard

A copy of the Koran rests on a bedside table in a temporary shelter built by a Sudanese man in a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

A copy of the Koran rests on a bedside table in a temporary shelter built by a Sudanese man in a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

Calais Migrants Attempt To Find A Way To Reach The UK

Rob Stothard

A Sudanese man enters his temporary home in a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

A Sudanese man enters his temporary home in a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

Calais Migrants Attempt To Find A Way To Reach The UK

Rob Stothard

The sun sets behind a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

The sun sets behind a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

Calais Migrants Attempt To Find A Way To Reach The UK

Rob Stothard

The sun sets behind a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

The sun sets behind a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

Police Shoot Man In Myers Park

Hannah Peters

Superintendent Richard Chambers talks to the media on August 3, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. Police shot dead 21-year-old David Cerven, a Slovakian national on a one-year working visa in New Zealand. Cerven was wanted for three armed robberies in a week, and advanced on Police claiming to have a gun on Sunday night.

Superintendent Richard Chambers talks to the media on August 3, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. Police shot dead 21-year-old David Cerven, a Slovakian national on a one-year working visa in New Zealand. Cerven was wanted for three armed robberies in a week, and advanced on Police claiming to have a gun on Sunday night.

Police Shoot Man In Myers Park

Hannah Peters

Superintendent Richard Chambers talks to the media on August 3, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. Police shot dead 21-year-old David Cerven, a Slovakian national on a one-year working visa in New Zealand. Cerven was wanted for three armed robberies in a week, and advanced on Police claiming to have a gun on Sunday night.

Superintendent Richard Chambers talks to the media on August 3, 2015 in Auckland, New Zealand. Police shot dead 21-year-old David Cerven, a Slovakian national on a one-year working visa in New Zealand. Cerven was wanted for three armed robberies in a week, and advanced on Police claiming to have a gun on Sunday night.

Calais Migrants Attempt To Find A Way To Reach The UK

Rob Stothard

A woman cooks on a fire in a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

A woman cooks on a fire in a make shift camp near the port of Calais on August 2, 2015 in Calais, France. Hundreds of migrants are continuing to attempt to enter the Channel Tunnel and onto trains heading to the United Kingdom.

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Empty wagons are loaded with wheat by Agrial, an agricultural... News PhotoAgriculture,Cereal Plant,Cooperation,Finance,France,Horizontal,Sarthe,WheatPhotographer JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIERCollection: AFP 2013 AFPEmpty wagons are loaded with wheat by Agrial, an agricultural cooperative on september 4, 2013 in Coulombiers, Western France. Some 1200 tonnes of wheat are loaded into 21 wagons and transported directly to the cooperative rather than by road to ease congestion. AFP PHOTO / JEAN FRANCOIS MONIER (Photo credit should read JEAN-FRANCOIS MONIER/AFP/Getty Images)